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BSidesLV 2013 3 2 7 Sixteen Colors Archiving the Evolution of ANSI and ASCII Art Doug Moore Bren

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What it is

A BSidesLV 2013 talk from the Sixteen Colors project on archiving the ANSI and ASCII art scene. It traces the scene's evolution from BBSs to the NFO and IRC era.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Commenters recommend it as the best introduction to the history of the ANSI and ASCII art scene.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “There's a great presentation from BSides Las Vegas a few years ago about the ANSI art scene”

    BSides talk on archiving the ANSI and ASCII art scene.

    tdicola, 2015-01 · Recommendation · in “Show HN: Artpacks.org – Archive of the ANSI and ASCII art scene (1990 to present)”

  2. “are a good watches if youre interested.”

    History of the ANSI art scene moving from BBSs to IRC.

    empire29, 2015-04 · Recommendation · in “ANSI Art Collection from Old BBSs”

  3. “If you want to watch a cool talk about the evolution of NFO and ascii (color) art scene and processes, I recommend watching”

    Talk on the evolution of the NFO and ASCII art scene.

    rx_tx, 2022-11 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What weird technical scene are you fond/part of?”

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Topics: ansi art, ascii art, bbs, digital preservation, nfo

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